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Managing Equity, Fostering Innovation in Rural Health Care Delivery

March 18th, 2024 |
Managing Equity, Fostering Innovation in Rural Health Care Delivery

Ten years of census data indicate continued population growth in rural communities in America. When paired with the estimate that 30% of all rural hospitals are at risk of closing, the outlook for health care becomes particularly concerning.

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The Crucial Role of Doulas for Black Birthing Parents

February 24th, 2023 |
The Crucial Role of Doulas for Black Birthing Parents

More people die in the United States during childbirth each year than in any other developed nation. For Black birthing parents, mortality rates are significantly higher than they are for white birthing parents. Providing birth doulas as a supportive part [See the full post…]

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The Truth about Eating Disorders

January 20th, 2023 |
The Truth about Eating Disorders

At least one in ten people will be diagnosed with an eating disorder in their lifetime. Despite how common they are, most of us have misconceptions about who suffers from an eating disorder and what they look like. On this [See the full post…]

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Envisioning a World Free of HIV

November 28th, 2022 |
Envisioning a World Free of HIV

The United Nations has an ambitious goal for the world: to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. While medical advances in recent decades have allowed people with HIV to live longer and healthier lives than ever before, many challenges to [See the full post…]

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Centering our Conversation about Quality Through a Health Equity Lens

November 25th, 2021 |
Centering our Conversation about Quality Through a Health Equity Lens

Over 20 years ago the Institute of Medicine included “equitable” as one of six domains of quality, but when we talk about equity and quality today, we don’t often discuss them in tandem. To reach health improvement goals, that must [See the full post…]

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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Its Perils (Bias) and Potential

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Its Perils (Bias) and Potential

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the future of health care, but according to Dr. Ziad Obermeyer, it can also harm as much as it can help. That’s because bias and errors are built into the very algorithms [See the full post…]

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Business Group on Health: The American Medical Association’s Commitment to Confronting Racism and Prioritizing Health Equity

Business Group on Health: The American Medical Association’s Commitment to Confronting Racism and Prioritizing Health Equity

Racism and other systemic inequities lead to poor health outcomes for racial minority groups, says the president of the American Medical Association in our latest podcast. Dr. Susan Bailey, in conversation with Business Group on Health CEO Ellen Kelsay, explores [See the full post…]

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Overcoming Health Disparities to Achieve Health Equity

October 23rd, 2020 |
Overcoming Health Disparities to Achieve Health Equity

Black women in the U.S. are two to three times more likely to die during or following childbirth than white women. And although Black women are about as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer as their white counterparts, they’re [See the full post…]

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